Boston Brothers Charged With Beating, Urinating on Homless Man Held

By PATRICK LUCE

Two Boston brothers charged with beating a homeless man and urinating on him in at a T stop last month have been ordered held without bail pending their next court date.

Scott Leader, 38, and Steve Leader, 26, waived their right to a dangerousness hearing, and Judge Thomas Kaplanes ordered them remanded to jail until a trial sate tentatively scheduled for Oct. 1.

After their arrest, one of the brothers credited Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump with inspiring his thinking, reports the The Daily Beast.

The Leader brothers, both of South Boston, were charged with multiple crimes, including assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery for the purpose of intimidation because of national origin, open and gross lewdness, indecent exposure, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and threatening to commit a crime, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley announced. Steve Leader was arraigned on an additional count of malicious destruction of property.

Scott Leader also saw his bail revoked on previous charges. He has served time for a hate crime against a Moroccan man, and he allegedly punched a Muslim man after the Boston Marathon bombings.

Police say they received a call for assistance with an ongoing assault at the JFK/UMASS T station just after 12:30 a.m. Aug. 19. Witnesses reported watching two men beating another man with a metal pole. They reportedly hit the 58-year-old homeless man repeatedly with a metal pole before walking away laughing. The witnesses followed the suspects after the attack, helping police find them.

The victim was rushed to Boston Medical Center, where he was treated for a broken nose, serious bruising and other injuries. He later told police he awoke to the two men urinating on him. They then ripped off his sleeping bag and blankets and started going through his things before beating him with the pole, the victim told police.